Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in united states blood donors

Hepatology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 756-762

  Murphy, Edward L ^a   Bryzman, Stephen M ^b   Glynn, Simone A ^c   Ameti, Dannie I ^c   Thomson, Ruth A ^c   Williams, Alan E ^d   Nass, Catharie C ^e   Ownby, Helen E ^e   Schreiber, George B ^c   Kong, Fanhui ^c   Neal, Keith R ^f   Nemo, George J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b East Bay Family Practice   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^e AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^g NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17544375330     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310329     Document Type: Article

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